Four US presidents, senators, celebrities and thousands of mourners filled a Lithonia, Georgia church today to say goodbye to Coretta Scott King, praised by President George Bush as “one of the most admired Americans of our time.”

Thousands of people packed a large Georgia church today for the funeral of Lisa ‘‘Left Eye’’ Lopes, the colourful rapper in the R&B trio TLC. She died in a car crash a week ago in Honduras.

TLC say they won't replace Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, but will release a new album.

A mahogany casket containing the TLC singer's body was taken to Atlanta from Honduras on a private plane.